Wineries &

Vineyards

Waterman Winery and Vineyards, Inc.

11582 Waterman Road

Waterman, IL 60556

815-264-3268

www.sunsetwines.net

Welcomes visitors to an agricultural setting, just south of  Dekalb, IL

Ten acres of vineyards are on the farm. The winery is minutes by car from them.

We are open to the public for tasting and sales on

Saturday and Sunday

April through December

Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Also open by chance or appointment

We offer opportunities for groups to prearrange a visit and tour on weekdays.

Our wines, ranging from dry to sweet, represent real Illinois wine from the grape to the finished wine. We pick the grapes and within minutes begin their transition into wine, all right here on the farm!

Capturing the peak of flavor makes our wines unique.

We grow 30 varieties of grapes, and we also make some fruit wines.

Plan to visit our unique winery and remember, we are open through December. Thank you for your interest in Illinois wine!

www.sugarrivervineyard.netfirms.com

Sugar River Vineyard  is located in northwest Winnebago County. With more than 30 varieties of grapes, it is a vineyard grown for the purpose of providing home winemakers with small quantities of wine grapes.

Galena Cellars Vineyard and Winery

515 S. Main

Galena, Illinois 61036

815-777-3429

www.galenacellars.com

clawlorwhite@northernillinoiswine.com

“Old world tradition with contemporary attitude” 1st Generation

 “Out with the old, in with the new” 2nd Generation (Lawlor kids)

In the early1970’s Bob and Joyce Lawlor noticed the growing popularity of wine in the U.S. and decided to take winemaking classes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where they lived. They had a vision to start their own family-run winery in the Midwest. Their daughter Christine accepted the challenge to become a winemaker and after receiving her teaching degree at St Catherine College in St. Paul, MN she went off to California where she earned a degree in enology and viticulture from Fresno State University.

Upon graduation, Christine and her parents opened Christina Wine Cellars in McGregor, IA, in 1976, in a historic, restored post office building that Robert had purchased in the 1960’s. Their first wine production was 500 gallons of cherry wine. Two years later Robert acquired the old Milwaukee freight depot in LaCrosse WI, and opened a second winery there. In 1983 they saw a chance to open another winery in Galena, IL. To make it happen they called on Scott and his wife Karen, who had been living and working in Colorado and California, to come and help.

Scott, Chris, and their parents restored the old Granary building on Main Street and opened in 1985 with production of about 5,000 gallons of wine. By 1990 they made the decision to concentrate on Galena and close the MacGregor and LaCrosse locations. As wine production grew, they acquired the farm on Ford Road outside of town so they could start growing experimental grapes and moved wine production there.

Today Galena Cellars produces 60,000 gallons and 40 varieties of wine for our new and loyal customers. Galena Cellars maintains three tasting rooms and gift shops, one at the Ford Road location, one in downtown Galena, and one in suburban Geneva, Illinois. Cheers!

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August Hill Winery

106 Mill Street

Utica, IL 61373

 815-667-5211

 www.augusthillwinery.com

info@augusthillwinery.com

"The August Hill Winery family is committed to celebrating the insatiable passion of individual creations conceived within the heart and expressed through the hand."

August Hill Winery is owned by Sean & Tara Ginocchio and Mark & Teri Wenzel. The owners all have a passion for good wine. Mark shares the passion that his grandfather, August Engelhaupt, had for growing premium crops. Mark remembers watching his grandfather carefully tend the scenic piece of land that is now the location of the AHW vineyard and winery. When he discovered that French-hybrid grapes grow well in our climate, the concept for August Hill Winery was born.

AHW Flyer

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Massbach Ridge Winery

"Where Winemaking...Starts In The Vineyard"

8837 South Massbach Road

Elizabeth, IL 61028

815-291-6700

www.massbachridge.com

massbachridge@bhawk.net

Massbach Ridge Winery was established in 2003 by the Harmston family of Elizabeth, IL. With more than 18 acres of grapevines, the winery produces wine primarily from grapes grown in Jo Daviess County.

When you stop in at the tasting room, ask for a tour. One of the family members would be glad to show you around.

Hope to see you soon,

Peggy Harmston, Winemaker

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